I would like to group all similar domains, not by alphabet.

Coises

@guy038 OK, I’ll take the bait… If you really want to count exclamation points:

Add the missing exclamation point, but also add a separator:

Find what : ^(!*)
Replace with : $1!/\t

Now, group by tens:

Find what : (!{10})+
Replace with : $0/

followed by:

Find what : !{10}
Replace with : !

Repeat the above two steps until the first step finds nothing.

Now, count the exclamation points in each digit and remove the forward slashes:

Find what : (?:(!{9})|(!{8})|(!{7})|(!{6})|(!{5})|(!{4})|(!{3})|(!{2})|(!{1})|())/
Replace with : (?{1}9)(?{2}8)(?{3}7)(?{4}6)(?{5}5)(?{6}4)(?{7}3)(?{8}2)(?{9}1)(?{10}0)

This assumes there are no exclamation points or forward slashes elsewhere in the text. Of course, the forward slash (/) can be replaced with any character that is not in use.

guy038

Hi, @mohammad-al-thobiti and All,

Let’s recapitulate from the very beginning !

If we start with this kind of INPUT text :

127.0.0.1   a.z.xy.dummy-hyphen.org
127.0.0.1   a.example.com
127.0.0.1   cdef.x.example.com
127.0.0.1   my_site.net
127.0.0.1   b.dummy-hyphen.org
127.0.0.1   b.cde.fgh.example.com
127.0.0.1   abc.defgji.kkkkk.my_site.net
127.0.0.1   cd.xyztuv.ab-cd.4567.example.com
127.0.0.1   dummy-hyphen.org
127.0.0.1   example.com

With the following regex S/R :

SEARCH (?x) ^ \Q127.0.0.1 \E \h+ (?: [\w-]+ \. )* ( [\w-]+ \. [\w-]+ ) $

REPLACE \1

=> We just keep the main domain ;

dummy-hyphen.org
example.com
example.com
my_site.net
dummy-hyphen.org
example.com
my_site.net
example.com
dummy-hyphen.org
example.com

Of course, your present file deals with about 181,170 lines !

So, instead of using the last @coises’s method to find out the different occurrences of each line ( again, a very clever method ! ), I will simplify the goal by using a Python script to get the job done more quickly !

This script is an adaptation from a @alan-kilborn’s script. I named this script Count_Strings_Occurences.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

'''

Adapted from :  https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20598/show-a-list-of-same-word-before-replacement/2  and  .../20


By DEFAULT, this script PASTES, in a NEW tab,   a SORTED list of ALL the STRINGS of the CURRENT file, with their NUMBER of occurrences

IF a NORMAL selection EXISTS, the script PASTES a SORTED list of ALL the STRINGS of the SELECTION,    with their NUMBER of occurrences


NOTES : 

- The CURRENT file processed DO NOT need to be SORTED, in any way !

- If you want a SORTED list of ALL the LINES  with their NUMBER of occurrences, don't FORGET to INCLUDE all the POSSIBLE chars of the lines in the REGEX !

    For example, if file may contain the line 'zip-archive.net', the REGEX, after editor.research, should be  r'[\w.-]+', which includes the DOT and the DASH !

'''

from Npp import editor

sel_start = 0
sel_end = editor.getLength()
# Refer to :  https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22378/pythonscript-ops-on-selection-if-any-all-text-otherwise/3

sel_start, sel_end = editor.getUserCharSelection()

word_matches = []
def match_found(m): word_matches.append(editor.getTextRange(m.span(0)[0], m.span(0)[1]))

editor.research(r'[\w.-]+', match_found, 0 , sel_start, sel_end)

histogram_dict = {}

for word in word_matches:
    if word not in histogram_dict:
        histogram_dict[word] = 1
    else:
        histogram_dict[word] += 1

output_list = []

for k in histogram_dict: output_list.append('{0:.<50} {1}'.format(k, histogram_dict[k]))

#for k in histogram_dict: output_list.append('{}={}'.format(k, histogram_dict[k]))   # INITIAl format of Alan Kilborn

# For SPECIFICATIONS on the OUTPUT format, refer to :

# https://doc.python.org/2.7/library/string.html#format-specification-mini-language
# https://doc.python.org/2.7/library/string.html#format-examples

output_list.sort()
editor.copyText('\r\n'.join(output_list))

notepad.new()
editor.paste()

# console.clear() ; editor.research (r'\w+', lambda m: console.write (m.group(0) + '\n'))

So, select the random list of 168 lines, below.

Note that I suppose that the IPV4 addresses and the sub-domains were previously deleted

zioninfosystems.net
zingcoach.net
ziph.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zindova.net
zip.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zip-archive.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zindova.net
zip.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zioninfosystems.net
zip-archive.net
ziomik.net
zioninfosystems.net
zip.net
zindova.net
zindova.net
ziph.net
ziph.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zindova.net
zioninfosystems.net
zindova.net
zip.net
zindova.net
ziph.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziph.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinfandelreviews.net
ziobaweek.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zindova.net
zindova.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zipaphoto.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zingardi.net
zip.net
zipexpose.net
zindova.net
zip-archive.net
zip-archive.net
zindova.net
zioninfosystems.net
zipexpose.net
zipaphoto.net
ziph.net
zipbah.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zindova.net
zip.net
zindova.net
zingcoach.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zip.net
ziomik.net
zindova.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zioninfosystems.net
ziph.net
zioninfosystems.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zingardi.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zingardi.net
zingardi.net
ziph.net
zingardi.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zingcoach.net
zindova.net
zip.net
zindova.net
zip-archive.net
ziph.net
ziobaweek.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zip.net
ziomik.net
zingardi.net
zindova.net
zinfandelreviews.net
ziph.net
ziobaweek.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zindova.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zingcoach.net
zip-archive.net
zip-archive.net
zindova.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zingardi.net
zioninfosystems.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziph.net
zioninfosystems.net
ziobaweek.net
zingcoach.net
ziph.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziobaweek.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziph.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zindova.net
zindova.net
zindova.net
zip-archive.net
zip.net
ziph.net
zindova.net
zioninfosystems.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziph.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zingcoach.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zingardi.net
zip-archive.net
zip.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zindova.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip.net
zioninfosystems.net
zingardi.net
zioninfosystems.net
zip-archive.net
zingcoach.net
zinoiosijek031.net
ziomik.net
zip.net
zingardi.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zip-archive.net
zindova.net
ziomik.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zindova.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zinfandelreviews.net
zinfandelreviews.net
ziph.net
zinoiosijek031.net
zingardi.net

Run the Plugins > Python Script > Scripts > Count_Strings_Occurrences.py Python script

=> At once, a new tab will open with all the results :

zindova.net....................................... 26
zinfandelreviews.net.............................. 24
zingardi.net...................................... 11
zingcoach.net..................................... 7
zinoiosijek031.net................................ 28
ziobaweek.net..................................... 5
ziomik.net........................................ 5
zioninfosystems.net............................... 12
zip-archive.net................................... 11
zip.net........................................... 18
zipaphoto.net..................................... 2
zipbah.net........................................ 1
zipexpose.net..................................... 2
ziph.net.......................................... 16

Note that the entries are sorted by the line contents, to easily access any of these !

Thus, do a zero-length RECTANGULAR selection of all the numbers of this new tab, at column 52
Run the Edit > Line Operations > Sort Lines As Integers Descending option

=> You should get your expected OUTPUT :

zinoiosijek031.net................................ 28
zindova.net....................................... 26
zinfandelreviews.net.............................. 24
zip.net........................................... 18
ziph.net.......................................... 16
zioninfosystems.net............................... 12
zingardi.net...................................... 11
zip-archive.net................................... 11
zingcoach.net..................................... 7
ziobaweek.net..................................... 5
ziomik.net........................................ 5
zipaphoto.net..................................... 2
zipexpose.net..................................... 2
zipbah.net........................................ 1

Here you are !

Proceed, in the same way, with your present file
Switch to your file tab ( selection and sort are not required )
Run again the Plugins > Python Script > Scripts > Count_Strings_Occurrences.py Python script
In the opened new tab, do a zero-length RECTANGULAR selection of all the numbers, at column 52
Run the Edit > Line Operations > Sort Lines As Integers Descending option

Bingo !

Best Regards,

guy038

Mohammad Al Thobiti

Hello @ guy038 & All

Thank you. everything is ok, I need to add more than one domine to the Find what:

as you can see

this is the code:

\.real-news-online.com, myvnc.com, 1example.com, 2example.com\s

is this the correct method?
How can I do this?

Mohammad Al Thobiti

Mohammad Al Thobiti

.example.com|.example2.com|.example3.com\s

OK

Mohammad Al Thobiti

Mohammad Al Thobiti

PeterJones

@Mohammad-Al-Thobiti said in I would like to group all similar domains, not by alphabet.:

How can I do this?

At some point, you need to take the lessons you’ve been taught through the dozens of regexes that people have handed you throughout this discussion, and try to figure it out yourself.

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Mohammad Al Thobiti

@ PeterJones
Ok, Thank you

guy038

Hi, @mohammad-al-thobiti and All,

Again, I’m going to simplify the problem, using a Python script, called Replacements_Lists.py, listed below :


'''

Refer to : https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/19889/


- Given TWO files :

- A MAIN one, located in the MAIN view, containing a LIST of strings or lines

- A SECOND one, located in the SECONDARY view, containing :

    - A LIST of strings to REPLACE, EACH followed with a TABULATION and its CORRESPONDING replacement string


This script replaces EACH expression of the MAIN file by the CORRESPONDING replacement string, found in the SECONDARY file


NOTES :

- The REPLACEMENT strings may be ABSENT IF you do NOT write anything AFTER the TABULATION separator. Thus, these SPECIFIC searched strings will be DELETED

- The strings of the MAIN file, NOT found in the SECONDARY file, are simply REWRITTEN

- The LEADING strings of the SECONDARY file, NOT found in the MAIN file, are simply NOT used

- The list of the DIFFeRENT ranges < SEARCHED string > \t < REPLACEMENT string > must END with a FINAL line-break or NOTHING else ( \z )

'''

from Npp import editor1, editor2

replacements = dict(line.split('\t') for line in editor2.getText().splitlines() if line)

def replace_with(m):
    try:
        r = replacements[m.group()]
    except KeyError:
        r = m.group()
    return r

editor1.rereplace('(?-s).+', replace_with)

So, just follow this road map :

Open your entire file containing all your records ( about 181,170 ) in the main view
Open your file containing the 1.027 lines, whose all the occurrences must be deleted in the main file
Move this file in the secondary view ( IMPORTANT )

I suppose that these two files ONLY contains main domain names, one per line

Run the Edit > Blank operations > Trim Leading and Trailing Space option for the two files

Now, in the secondary view, use this regex S/R :
- SEARCH (?<=.)$
- REPLACE \t

in order to produce a correct replacement list for some domain’s names by nothing

Move back to your file in the main view
Run the Plugins > Python Script > Scripts > Replacements_List.py option

=> Immediately, all the lines, of the main view, which match one of the lines of the secondary view, have been replaced with an empty line

Run the Edit > Line Operations > Remove Empty Lines
Finally save your uptaded file, in the main view

Voilà !

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

If you need to install the Python Script plugin, follow this FAQ